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Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Maricopa County, AZ
The yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Maricopa County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #150 of 777 scored counties
#5 of 10 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 500
- 128 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 556
- All fitness and recreational sports centers · +5.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.1B
- On memberships, classes and admissions · $1,234 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 4,689,558
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 500 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Maricopa County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 18% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 2.4.
Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in Maricopa County comes to about $2.1B a year: $1,234 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which yoga, Pilates and fitness studios share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 556 businesses with payroll in Maricopa County classed as fitness and recreational sports centers, up 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 3,113 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count takes in all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios: gyms are counted too. Since fiscal 2022, 113 SBA-backed loans worth $57.7M have gone to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Maricopa County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Maricopa County grew 5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios in Maricopa County is 65 (upper middle), #150 of 777 scored counties and #5 of 10 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Maricopa County compares
The same measures for Arizona and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the yoga, Pilates and fitness studios counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Maricopa County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $4.3M | $4.1M |
| Households per official establishment (all fitness and recreational sports centers) | 3,113 | 3,513 | 3,109 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.9% | +7.3% | +5.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions | $1,234 | $1,114 | $983 |
| Median household income | $89,300 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 525 → 556All fitness and recreational sports centers · +5.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 12,831
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $222.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 500128 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 526The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 113
- Amount
- $57.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in Maricopa County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3. These official figures cover all fitness and recreational sports centers, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
Population and households in Maricopa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 4,689,558+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 1,730,696
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 496
- Median household income
- $89,300+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,023
- Median home value
- $452,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,317,205
- Daytime population
- 4,768,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Maricopa County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 93 | 7 | 0.4 | $23.8M | +25.4% | #1 of 777 |
| 2Mohave County, AZ | 77 | 12 | 1.2 | $6.8M | +6.5% | #33 of 777 |
| 3Yuma County, AZ | 74 | 12 | 1.5 | $5.3M | +9.2% | #51 of 777 |
| 4Cochise County, AZ | 68 | 5 | 1.0 | $8.2M | +0.6% | #107 of 777 |
| 5Maricopa County, AZ | 65 | 500 | 2.9 | $4.3M | +5.5% | #150 of 777 |
| 6Yavapai County, AZ | 54 | 53 | 4.8 | $2M | +6.5% | #320 of 777 |
| 7Pima County, AZ | 53 | 118 | 2.7 | $3.7M | +2.8% | #331 of 777 |
| 8Gila County, AZ | 43 | 5 | 2.1 | $3.9M | +0.9% | #511 of 777 |
| 9Coconino County, AZ | 33 | 23 | 4.2 | $2.5M | −0.6% | #656 of 777 |
| 10Santa Cruz County, AZ | 31 | 6 | 3.5 | $2.1M | +4.8% | #683 of 777 |
Other business types in Maricopa County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
- Gyms, studios and classes67
- Gyms73
- Yoga, Pilates and fitness studios65
- Martial arts and dance studios72
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many yoga, Pilates and fitness studios are in Maricopa County, AZ?
Maricopa County has 500 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings as of September 2026. 128 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count yoga, Pilates, barre and boot-camp studios. Official counts show 556 businesses with payroll classed as fitness and recreational sports centers in 2023, up 5.9% from 2019. That count covers all fitness and recreational sports centers (gyms included), not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios.
How much do households in Maricopa County, AZ spend on memberships, classes and admissions?
About $2.1B a year, or $1,234 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 500 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per studio. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only yoga, Pilates and fitness studios. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,730,696 households in Maricopa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maricopa County, AZ compare with the U.S. for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios?
Maricopa County has 2.9 yoga, Pilates and fitness studios per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 2.4. Spending per studio is $4.3M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $4.1M. At the national ratio of yoga, Pilates and fitness studios to household spending, Maricopa County would have about 526, against 500 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,113 households, against one for every 3,109 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +5.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Maricopa County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Maricopa County at 4,689,558 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,730,696 households. Median household income in Maricopa County is $89,300, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Maricopa County scores 65 for yoga, Pilates and fitness studios (upper middle), #150 of 777 scored counties.
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